§ MR. LAMONTI beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland whether, under Clause 9, subsection (1), as amended, of the Education (Scotland) Bill, a school board in a Gaelic-speaking district would be obliged to comply with a petition of thirty ratepayers and make provision of continuation classes for instruction in the Gaelic language.
§ THE SECRETARY FOR SCOTLAND (Mr. SINCLAIR,) ForfarshireNo; in terms of the clause as amended the final decision in this matter would rest with the school board.